Hoffmann (Professor), 1839-1919., Plate, Adrian, inscriber., Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. ; London : George Routledge & Sons, 1904. · leaf 508
496 . Later Magic the number 24) into his left hand. Holding the tray in the same hand, these are concealed under the rim. After inviting some one to take a handful of the visible counters, he puts the tray down, and borrows a hat. Receiving it in the right hand, he transfers it to the … FIG. 203. Fic. 204. left, which grasps it with fingers inside and thumb out- side (just as the hat is held in the familiar “ Shower of money” trick). He takes back the handful of counters with the right hand, and apparently drops them into the hat; in reality retaining them clipped against the…
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